Bøger af Fulton Sheen

This short book brings to paper, 5 audio talks by Fulton Sheen on the subjects on (1) The philosophy of Life, (2) The hell there is and (3) The humanity of Christ. (4) Purgatory and (5) The World, Soul and things . Recorded in his own study in the 1950s he produced over 24 hours of recordings. Due to the limitations of technology at that time, some words can be difficult to identify and are unintelligble. However, the timeless message and spirituality of Bishop Sheen is evident. Bishop Sheen speaks about his decision to speak openly and that while there are disadvantages of this method, it was his hope that the prayer and meditation would turn these mere rocks into diamonds

When asked, What's wrong with the world?, G.K. Chesterton famously replied simply, I am. People who reflect on life's problems find many of them of to be of their own making. We want to be happy and yet we often seem to be the source of our own unhappiness--as well as that of others. Even when that is not the case, our lives, as blessed as they may be, have their share of disappointments, shocks, and disillusionments. How do we respond? Do we become cynical and try at all costs to get as much pleasure as we can? Or do we recognize we were made for more?In this classic work, Fulton Sheen explains the secret of authentic happiness: being spiritually remade. A genuinely spiritual life, Sheen contends, consists in more than obeying a set of commands, submitting to certain laws, reading the Bible, or even following the example of Jesus. Before all else, it consists in being re-created and incorporated into a new, higher kind of life--the supernatural life of grace--and brought into a new kind of spiritual relationship--as a child of God through Jesus Christ.What does it mean to be a Christian? Christianity is not a system of ethics; it is a life. It is not good advice; it is Divine adoption. Being a Christian does not consist in being kind to the poor, going to Church, reading the Bible, singing hymns, being generous to relief agencies ... serving on Church committees, though it includes all of these. It is first and foremost a love relationship.

Originally published: New York: McGraw-Hill, 1952.